Terms and Conditions
National Institute of Teaching Terms and Conditions
Last updated: 24 June 2025
Definitions:
The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply to these terms and conditions:
Applicant: An individual who applies to one of our Programmes or Services.
Confirmation: An email sent by The NIoT to the Participant confirming acceptance of the application and enrolment onto the Programme.
Content: Any digital materials ie resources, files, videos on our Website.
Our Website: www.niot.org.uk.
Participant: An individual delegate who applies, and is accepted onto one of our Programmes or Services, also referred to as ‘you’ or ‘your.’
Programme(s): ITT, Early Career Framework (ECF), National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for: Executive Leadership, Headship, Early Years Leadership, Leading Teaching, Leading Behaviour and Culture, Leading Literacy, Leading Teacher Development, Senior Leadership, Early Heads Coaching Offer and National Leader of Education and Assessment only route to QTS.
Service(s): any Programme, course or qualification offered, and any Research carried out, by The NIoT.
Student Contract: the contract that is applicable to all Participants and a copy of which is available on Our Website.
Terms: The terms and conditions as set out here.
The Founding MATs: Harris Federation, Oasis Community Learning, Outwood Grange Academies Trust and Star Academies.
The NIoT: The National Institute of Teaching also referred to throughout these Terms as ‘we,’ ‘us’ and ‘our’, operated by the School-Led Development Trust.
User: Any user of Our Website who has not become an Applicant or Participant as they have not yet applied or been accepted onto one of our Programmes.
Working Day: a Monday to Friday (inclusive), excluding any bank holidays in England.
The headings used in these Terms are for convenience only and shall have no effect upon the interpretation of these Terms.
Words expressed using the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
1. About us and how to contact us:
1.1 Welcome and thank you for visiting our website for The NIoT.
1.2 The NIoT was co-founded by our Founding MATs via the registered company School-Led Development Trust (company number 13429740).
1.3 The NIoT is a registered charity (charity number 1202423) established for the advancement of education, learning and research for the public benefit.
1.4 The NIoT is a registered Higher Education Institution (UKPRN 10090839 and, with effect from 1st August 2025, holds its own New Degree Awarding Powers under section 42 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. Accordingly, the Institute may confer qualifications and certificates in its own name.
1.5 To contact us via email, please email [email protected]
2. The Terms:
2.1 These Terms apply to registrations of interest or an application made by you for the supply of Services by us / a place on a Programme and the use of Our Website and Content.
2.2 They apply to the exclusion of any other terms that you seek to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.
2.3 The Terms will be reviewed regularly. We reserve the right to update the Terms at any time without notice. If you require further information on this, please contact us using the details set out above.
3. Registering your interest:
3.1 Registering your interest on our website does not guarantee that you will be accepted onto one of our Programmes and does not constitute a contract between you and us.
3.2 When you register your interest on our website, we will respond to you with relevant information about the Programme as soon as we have information to provide.
3.3 In registering your interest on our website, you acknowledge that the information will be covered by our Privacy Notice for Candidates.
4. Submitting an application and its acceptance:
4.1 Submitting an application. To apply for a Programme, please review the “How to apply” section on the webpage of your Programme of choice on our website, which will set out the steps on how you can apply. Your application will need to be made via the Department for Education website.
4.2 It is your responsibility to ensure that you are submitting the correct application for the Service that you are wishing to purchase.
4.3 You are responsible for ensuring that your application and any other details submitted by you are complete and accurate.
4.4 Please note that we have no control over the Department for Education’s website where applications are made. We are not responsible for the availability and functionality of the Department for Education’s website. If you have any issues with the Department for Education’s website in this regard, you should make contact with the Department for Education in line with the contact details made available on their website.
4.5 Once you have submitted your application, you should receive an email from the Department for Education to acknowledge receipt of your application. This does not constitute acceptance of your application and does not mean that you have been enrolled on to one of our Services.
4.6 The NIoT reserves the right to decline any application for enrolment on a Programme.
4.7 If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to make arrangements for an interview with The NIoT for the Programme. The interview will also include a written assessment on your subject knowledge and English proficiency.
4.8 Following the interview, The NIoT (by email) and the Department for Education (through its website) will inform you of the outcome of your application (e.g. whether The NIoT issues you with a conditional offer or whether no offer is made). We endeavour to let you know as soon as possible and usually within 1 Working Day of your interview.
4.9 Offers from The NIoT will remain open to acceptance for a minimum of 20 Working Days from the day it was made. We will tell you how long the offer will remain open for at the time of making the offer. The offer may remain open for acceptance for a longer period after the timescale we have stated but we cannot guarantee that this will be the case.
4.10 From the point at which you accept a conditional offer, the Student Contract will be formed between you and us and the terms set out in the Student Contract will apply to you.
5. Using Our Website:
5.1 By continuing to browse and use Our Website, all Users are agreeing to comply with and be bound by these Terms, in particular those set out in this clause, which together with our ‘Privacy Policy for Website Users’ governs The NIoT’s relationship with you in relation to Our Website. Note that our ‘Privacy Policy for Candidates’ will also apply to you if you fill out an expression of interest form on Our Website and if you complete an application and enrol on one of our Programmes.
5.2 If a User disagrees with any part of these Terms, please do not use Our Website.
5.3 Our Website uses cookies to monitor browsing preferences. Please refer to our ‘Privacy Notice for Website Users’ for more information about the cookies we use and how Users can manage their rights relating to these cookies.
5.4 It shall be a User’s responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through Our Website meet their specific requirements.
5.5 Our Website contains material which is owned by, or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice.
5.6 All trademarks reproduced in Our Website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on Our Website.
5.7 Unauthorised use of Our Website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
5.8 From time to time, Our Website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for User convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
5.9 Our Website will usually be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We reserve the right, however, to interrupt or suspend User access to Our Website or the provision of Our Website services and Content, for maintenance, technical or other reasons.
5.10 When accessing and using Our Website and its services and Content, Users must comply with directions, instructions or protocols posted on Our Website or otherwise requested by us.
6. Liability and disclaimer regarding Our Website
6.1 We do not promise that the Content or User access to Our Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that any defects will be corrected, or that Our Website or Content are free of viruses or any other harmful components. The Content on Our Website is provided "as is" without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind, other than those set out in these Terms. Accordingly, to the extent permitted by law, we provide the User with Our Website on the basis that we exclude all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms (including, without limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the use of reasonable care and skill) which but for these Terms might have effect in relation to Our Website.
6.2 We make no promises regarding User access to or the results of User access to, Our Website or Content in terms of correctness, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, reliability or otherwise.
7. Fair Use And Prohibited Conduct of Our Website
7.1 You are permitted to download Content from Our Website to your computer for your own use.
7.2 Your use of Our Website and the Content must be fair, genuine and reasonable. For example, the total amount of Content you download must be reasonable and in line with your needs, and the time needed to genuinely engage with the Content. We will use our reasonable discretion to decide whether you have complied with the ‘fair use’ policy.
7.3 You must not:
(a) mass download Content;
(b) use a false email address, impersonate others, or misrepresent your affiliation with others;
(c) attempt to gain unauthorised access to computer systems or materials through Our Website;
(d)share your password or any personal information associated with your use of Our Website with anyone. It is your responsibility to keep your passwords secure;
(e) engage in automatic gathering of information from or through Our Website (such as “spidering”, “screen scraping”, “database scraping” or harvesting of e-mail addresses);
(f) attempt to interrupt or alter Our Website’s operation in any way (for example through sending mass unsolicited messages, “flooding” servers, or introducing a virus, time bomb, trojan horse, worm, cancelbot or other computer routine) or knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware;
(g) access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
(i) any part of Our Website;
(ii) any equipment or network on which Our Website is stored; (iii) any software used in the provision of Our Website; or
(iv) any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.
(h) use Our Website or the Content in a way that violates applicable law, that violates third-party intellectual property or other rights, or that is, fraudulent, obscene, offensive, harmful or defamatory; or
(i) except as allowed in these Terms, copy, distribute, transmit, modify or otherwise exploit the Content or any other data or code made available through Our Website.
7.4 Clause 7 applies to Users to the extent to which they have access to Our Website and the Content.
8. Intellectual Property Rights in Content
8.1 Each item of Content is copyright of The NIoT. We own or are licensed to use all rights in Our Website including its design, compilation and look and feel.
8.2 You must not redistribute or otherwise make available Content. You may use Content for your own personal educational purposes, but you must not otherwise exploit the Content, files and the assets in them, or redistribute or otherwise make available the Content, files or assets.
8.3 You may use the procedures and techniques demonstrated in the Content (that is, the knowledge you gain) for any educational or personal purpose in accordance with these Terms.
8.4 The trademarks and logos displayed on Our Website are, unless otherwise stated, those belonging to us and you must not use these without our prior written approval.
8.5 We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in Our Website and the Content. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
8.6 Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of Content on Our Website must always be acknowledged.
8.7 You must not use any part of the content on Our Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
8.8 If you print off, copy or download any part of Our Website in breach of these Terms, your right to use Our Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
8.9 Intellectual property complaints
(a) We respect the intellectual property rights of others and require that you do the same.
(b) Please contact us if you believe that your intellectual property or other rights are being affected by anything on Our Website.
(c) If you are specifically making a copyright-based claim regarding Content, please forward the following information to us:
(i) your address, telephone number, and email address;
(ii) a description of the location of the alleged infringing material;
(iii) a description of the copyright work that has been allegedly infringed; and
(iv) a statement by you that you warrant that the information given in your claim is accurate and that you are either the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
9. Data Protection:
9.1 The NIoT takes its obligations to keep your personal data safe very seriously.
9.2 The NIoT is the data controller of any personal information you provide to us. We process that information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
9.3 We will only use any personal information you provide to us as set out in our ‘Privacy Notice for Website Users’ and/or ‘Privacy Notice for Candidates’ as may be applicable to you, depending on the way in which you use Our Website and our Services – please refer to the Privacy Notices for further information in this regard.
9.4 We may disclose your personal information where required to do so by law, regulation, or in response to a valid government request.
10. Confidentiality:
10.1 We undertake that, except as provided by clause 10.2 or as authorised in writing by you, we shall, at all times during the continuance of our contract with you and after its termination keep Confidential Information confidential.
10.2 We may disclose any Confidential Information to:
(a) to such extent only as is necessary for the purpose; or
(b) as required by law.
In each case we shall aim to first inform the sub-contractor, agent, supplier, party or body in question that the Confidential Information is confidential and (except where the disclosure is to any such body or any employee or officer of any such body set out in clause 10.2(b)) obtain a written confidentiality undertaking from the party in question.
10.3 Each of us may only use the other's Confidential Information for the purpose of fulfilling our respective obligations under these Terms.
11. General:
Assignment and transfer
11.1 We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another entity.
11.2 You may only assign or transfer your rights or your obligations under these Terms to another person if we agree in writing.
Updates to these Terms
11.3 We amend these Terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use Our Website, please check these Terms to ensure you understand the Terms that apply at that time.
Severance
11.4 Each paragraph of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them is unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
Governing law and jurisdiction
11.5 These Terms are governed by English law and we each irrevocably agree to submit all disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
12. General Complaints
12.1 If a problem arises or you are dissatisfied with the Services, please contact us.
12.2 If you remain dissatisfied after completing our internal complaints procedure, and your complaint is eligible for consideration under the rules of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) you may refer the matter to the OIA within twelve months of our final response. Details of the OIA Scheme and how to submit a complaint are available at www.oiahe.org.uk.